NYSE:WEAWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $13.12 +0.06 (+0.46 %) (As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$13.03Now: $13.12▼$13.1750-Day Range$11.45MA: $12.38▼$13.1252-Week Range$9.05Now: $13.12▼$14.89Volume21,500 shsAverage Volume41,147 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.06%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsSocial Media Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, and mortgage related securities. It seeks to maintain an average duration of around two to three years with an average credit quality of BBB. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund was formed on March 28, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Previous Next 2.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund has received 114 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund has received 99 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund has received 53.52% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Western Asset Premier Bond Fund and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WEA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WEA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Western Asset Premier Bond Fund insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.7Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.87 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:WEA Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1163792 Webwww.leggmason.com Phone626-844-9400Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/APrice-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding SharesN/AMarket CapN/A Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable WEA Rates by TradingView Receive WEA News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE:WEA) Frequently Asked Questions How has Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock was trading at $12.45 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WEA stock has increased by 5.4% and is now trading at $13.12. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. How often does Western Asset Premier Bond Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.066 per share on Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $0.79 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 22nd. View Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's dividend history. Has Western Asset Premier Bond Fund been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about WEA stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund earned a media sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the investment management company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund. Who are some of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Western Asset Premier Bond Fund include 1ST TR ENERGY I/SH (FIF), 3i Group (TGOPF), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Ackermans & van Haaren (ACKB), Advent Claymore Convertible Sec & Inc Fd (AVK), Allianzgi Diversified Incm and Cnvrtb Fd (ACV), AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income FD (NIE), Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Alternative Invest Ordinary Units FP (AIQ), Amedeo Resources (AMED), Amundi (AMDUF), Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), Azimut (AZIHF), Bankinter (BKT) and Barings Global Short Duratin Hgh Yld Fnd (BGH). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset Premier Bond Fund investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Blackstone Group (BX), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Southern (SO), Suncor Energy (SU), Franklin Resources (BEN), Western Asset Global High Income Fnd (EHI), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET). Who are Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's key executives? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's management team includes the following people: Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Trustee (Age 61)Mr. Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer (Age 49)Mr. Todd F. Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer (Age 50)Mr. Paul Jablansky, Co-Head of Mortgage Investments Team and Portfolio Mang.Ms. Susan Kerr, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (Age 70) What is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock symbol? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WEA." Who are Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's major shareholders? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include ProVise Management Group LLC (0.00%), Karpus Management Inc. (0.00%), Invesco Ltd. (0.00%), Morgan Stanley (0.00%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.00%) and Wolverine Asset Management LLC (0.00%). View institutional ownership trends for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Which institutional investors are selling Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock? WEA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Proequities Inc., and Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Which institutional investors are buying Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock? WEA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Karpus Management Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Invesco Ltd., Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., M Holdings Securities Inc., and Shaker Financial Services LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. How do I buy shares of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? Shares of WEA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock price today? One share of WEA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.12. What is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's official website? The official website for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is www.leggmason.com. How can I contact Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's mailing address is 385 E Colorado Blvd, PASADENA, CA 91101-1923, United States. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 626-844-9400. This page was last updated on 5/29/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
